The Evil King's Favorite: The Princess Is Too Cruel

The night is warm and the dark sky is dotted with stars, like sparkling gems inlaid in it, emitting a faint but charming light.

At this moment, everything should be quiet and everyone should be sleeping peacefully, but the lights in the Su family's front hall are brightly lit. The head of the Su family, Su Qingcang, is sitting in the main seat, and several elders are sitting below him.

In addition, there were three other people in the hall: Liu Ruyan who was standing quietly by the side, Su Jingya who was crying, and Su Huaiyang who was sitting weakly in a chair with a bruised face.

The moment Su Huaichuan and the others stepped into the front hall, they immediately felt a serious and tense atmosphere. Their eyes quickly scanned everyone in the hall, finally stopping at Su Huaiyang and his family of three.

At that moment, they clearly caught the flash of pride and provocation in Su Huaiyang and Liu Ruyan's eyes.

Immediately, Su Huaichuan and others understood that some people must be confusing right and wrong and distorting the facts again; after realizing this possibility, Su Huaichuan's heart was filled with helplessness.

In fact, since he was a child, Su Huaichuan has always longed to live in harmony with his brothers and have a happy family.

However, being born into a prominent family, the entanglement of power and interests made family relationships complicated. Family struggles and calculations were often staged, making his wishes difficult to realize.

"Father, we are back."

Su Huaichuan and the others first bowed respectfully to Su Qingcang. Then, as the eldest brother, Su Huaichuan stood up and asked on behalf of the others, "I wonder why father asked us to come here?"

Su Qingcang glanced at Su Huaichuan and others expressionlessly, and finally his gaze stopped on Su Qingning. He couldn't help but recall that more than half an hour ago, Liu Ruyan and Su Jingya were saying that Su Qingning deliberately told the emperor that she was abused by the Su family, and then instigated the emperor to drive their family out of the palace.

Of course, since Su Qingcang was able to become the head of the family, his IQ must be very high, and he would definitely not easily believe the unilateral statements of Liu Ruyan and Su Jingya.

Therefore, he did not directly question Su Qingning as Liu Ruyan and Su Jingya intended. Instead, he looked at Su Huaichuan and asked calmly, "Chuan'er, did anything happen at the palace banquet tonight?"

Su Qingcang knew the personalities of his sons very well. He knew that his eldest son, Su Huaichuan, was an upright person who did not like intrigue and was the last person to lie. Therefore, if he asked who among them was the most credible, it would definitely be Su Huaichuan.

"Father, something did happen at the palace banquet tonight." Su Huaichuan spoke slowly. He tilted his head to glance at Su Huaiyang, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and finally he decided to tell the truth.

When Su Huaiyang met Su Huaichuan's eyes, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. However, because his bad breath problem had not been solved yet, he did not dare to speak up to stop him. He could only watch Su Huaichuan talk about his embarrassing things.

"Tonight, for some reason, my second brother suddenly developed a bad breath, which caused him to behave inappropriately in front of the palace and anger everyone." Su Huaichuan told the truth in a slightly tactful way.

"What did you say?" Su Qingcang and the elders all showed puzzled expressions. They even suspected that they were hallucinating.

"What do you mean by bad breath? Chuan'er, explain it clearly." Su Qingcang frowned.

"Yes." Su Huaichuan responded and clearly recounted what happened at the palace banquet tonight.

"That's what happened. Because my second brother would emit a foul odor whenever he opened his mouth, it was unbearable for others, so the emperor had his family escorted out of the palace." Su Huaichuan paused, then continued, somewhat hesitantly, "As for my second brother being beaten, it might not just be because of his bad breath, but also because of his arrogant personality! If he had said less, he wouldn't have provoked the public's anger and been beaten up."

After hearing Su Huaichuan's words, Su Qingcang still found it hard to believe. He turned his gaze to Su Huaiyang beside him, frowned, and asked, "Yang'er, is what your elder brother said true? Do you really... have bad breath?"

When he said the last few words, Su Qingcang himself felt a little embarrassed. If this was really the case, then Su Huaiyang would have brought shame to the Su family.

Su Qingcang stared at Su Huaiyang closely, hoping to hear a negative answer from the other party; however, Su Huaiyang's reaction shattered his hopes.

Su Huaiyang lowered his head in embarrassment, his bruised face slowly turning red, and it was obvious that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

His behavior explained everything. Su Qingcang's heart immediately sank, and his face instantly turned ashen. He glared at Liu Ruyan in anger and asked coldly, "Liu, didn't you say that the Emperor expelled you from the palace because of Ning's instigation? Why does Chuan'er say something different? Are you lying to me?"

Hearing Su Qingcang's questioning, Liu Ruyan trembled with fear. She quickly knelt on the ground and anxiously defended herself, "Master, this is unfair! How dare your daughter-in-law lie to you! The cause of this matter is indeed because of the third girl!"

Seeing that Liu Ruyan was still confusing right and wrong at this time, Su Huaichuan and others couldn't help but admire her shamelessness.

"Second brother, what are you talking about?" Hearing Liu Ruyan's words, Shen Rou, who was always gentle and docile, couldn't help but feel a little angry. She looked at Liu Ruyan in disbelief and said angrily, "It was clearly because of my second brother that the emperor expelled you from the palace. How can you put the blame on Qing Ning? She's just a ten-year-old child. Can't you tolerate her?"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan's expression suddenly turned somewhat ugly. She glared at Shen Rou fiercely and argued, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean I can't tolerate her? It's obvious that she deliberately framed me."

"If Su Qingning hadn't deliberately worn old clothes to attend the palace banquet, how could others have stood up for her and accused me, Liu Ruyan, of being hypocritical, sarcastic, and partial to my own daughter, mistreating her, the third legitimate daughter."

Liu Ruyan pointed her finger at Su Qingning. Due to her anger, the dignity and elegance she had always pretended to have on her face was no longer there, and her expression was slightly distorted.

"It was because of her that Ya'er was verbally humiliated by His Royal Highness Prince Lin. My master, out of concern for his daughter, stood up for Ya'er, which led to the exposure of the secret of her bad breath and public outrage. Otherwise, how could we have been banished from the palace by the Emperor and suffered such disgrace? This is all Su Qingning's fault!"

After hearing Liu Ruyan's words, Su Qingcang and the elders immediately looked at Su Qingning. Seeing her overly simple clothes, they frowned slightly and couldn't help but wonder, could this girl really do it on purpose?

However, Su Huaichuan and others who knew the truth did not doubt Su Qingning like Su Qingcang and others. They just looked at Liu Ruyan in disbelief and were stunned by her shamelessness.